Blog - Kathmandu Living Labs
We need more girl mappers and their contribution in open geographic data. As, we believe that when a girl maps or uses the open geographic data the insight might be different from that of a man. With the aim to increase the number of girls in mapping, Women Leaders in Technology (WLiT) and Kathmandu LivingRead more about Girls mapping their community[…]
Pic: Group Picture of ODI ToT Team Two weeks ago I attended the Open Data Training of Trainers Course from Nov 26-30, organized by Data for Development (D4D) in Nepal Program. The program was implemented by Asia Foundation and Development Initiatives and facilitated by Dr. David Tarrant and Mel Normal from the Open Data InstituteRead more about ODI Training of Trainers: lessons learned and way forward[…]
Pic: Group picture where everyone is showing 10 fingers i.e they learned 10 different things We invited 19 energetic girls from Udhesya: Girls in STEM program organized by Anuvuti International in collaboration with UNESCO to Kathmandu Living Labs this afternoon. This program aims to help girls learn and motivate to pursue their career in STEMRead more about All Girls Event: Enhancing day to day lives through mapping[…]
Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering and Geography are male dominated research and employment sectors. OpenStreetMap (OSM) lies at the intersection of these fields and is similarly male dominated. While the communities for these sectors experience continuous growth in numbers and global extent, the number of female participants in these communities usually fail to keep upRead more about One more step towards extending the OSM Girls Community[…]